A Good Melee build

TLB_Aegis · Post by **TLB_Aegis** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:20 am

Hi again guys being farely new here, i want to make a nice melee build with decent ab and ac - for mobs only not interested in pvp at all at this stage - just to learn the server

Any advise on combinations of classes / races / feats etc that work well here would be much appreciated thankyou.

Alain · Post by **Alain** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:33 am

The best way to learn the server is to take a tank and explore.

I say go pure barbarian. give yourself enough intelligence to afford some listen for the few HIPSing/hiding monsters. Dont worry about which weapon to choose, because (while some are better than others) they are almost all represented very well here.

Go'f · Post by **Go'f** » Mon May 01, 2006 4:04 am

go human of some other 0 ecl race cause if your learning you don't want the added problem of having to kill many more times the number of things as the old hands

kingfatzo · Post by **kingfatzo** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:52 am

Cleric with a bit of fighter for some extra feats --- OR even a pure cleric ( travel-war domains) is always a good all purpose character and also nice for exploring / gear gathering -- and you get a nice speed kick

P. Fricebottle · Post by **P. Fricebottle** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:27 am

Alain wrote:I say go pure barbarian.

If hes new I doubt he'll make it with a pure barbarian build, getting killed is so easy he'll never make it to Avendell.

Elagneros · Post by **Elagneros** » Mon May 01, 2006 3:28 pm

Yup, a cleric type is okay for exploring. A decent hipser can work too in most of the lower level areas, it'll just take longer as you move more slowly through them.

And since you seem to be in one of the best guilds on the server, you'll have plenty of guild members who know the server well who can help you learn some of the more obscure areas.

Post by **Mr. O'Dearly** » Mon May 01, 2006 3:35 pm

Ive found that mages and clerics are easiest to lvl for lvls 1-20 because your summon can rip through most stuff for you.

For lvls 20-40, clerics are still awesome and from the looks of it the planes are being built for fighter types.

MasterYoda · Post by **MasterYoda** » Mon May 01, 2006 4:17 pm

When it comes to exporing a new server I usually go monk.

U get speed and stunning fists.

There are some pretty decent kamas and the high ac will help in early stages

Celorn · Post by **Celorn** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:37 pm

MasterYoda wrote:When it comes to exporing a new server I usually go monk.

U get speed and stunning fists.

There are some pretty decent kamas and the high ac will help in early stages

LOL I agree 100% with Yoda.. IF you're also new to NWN, since clerics can be quite a learning experience knowing which domains to take, which spells to slot and use etc...monks are a whole lot easier and quicker.

My first epic toon since I came back to ns4 (last summer) was J'ain... I took Monk and a SD level so I could run around the whole world quick (USED to be a lot quicker when the LA token gave me DM speed - which I'll have you know I -never- ab/used for PvP or relic stealing) the monk/sd combo is great for ease of use and the ability to LIVE to explore and you don't have to spend half your time resting and rebuffing nor do you have to worry about defensive and offensive spells.

MasterYoda · Post by **MasterYoda** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:08 pm

Celorn wrote:
MasterYoda wrote:When it comes to exporing a new server I usually go monk.

U get speed and stunning fists.

There are some pretty decent kamas and the high ac will help in early stages
LOL I agree 100% with Yoda.. IF you're also new to NWN, since clerics can be quite a learning experience knowing which domains to take, which spells to slot and use etc...monks are a whole lot easier and quicker.

My first epic toon since I came back to ns4 (last summer) was J'ain... I took Monk and a SD level so I could run around the whole world quick (USED to be a lot quicker when the LA token gave me DM speed - which I'll have you know I -never- ab/used for PvP or relic stealing) the monk/sd combo is great for ease of use and the ability to LIVE to explore and you don't have to spend half your time resting and rebuffing nor do you have to worry about defensive and offensive spells.

LOL the first char i ever made was a cleric and i sat there at level 9 thinking there was something screwy when i couldnt get any spells.

I felt like an idiot when i tried to cast them out of a radial menu and felt even dumber when i found the spell book

kingfatzo · Post by **kingfatzo** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:16 am

hehe... i did that once with my first cleric as well, and i was all over shout trying to figure out why i had no spells past lvl 5....

Alain · Post by **Alain** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:39 am

Celorn wrote:IF you're also new to NWN, since clerics can be quite a learning experience knowing which domains to take, which spells to slot and use etc...monks are a whole lot easier and quicker.

That is why I suggested Barabarian. It was what I used as m first character. It is good to explore because you basically just hack & slash through everything. add in +10% movement that stacks with LA messenger token (everyone should start in LA; that is what LA was meant for), and you have faster movememnt than haste.

As for Fricebottles comment about dieing tring to get to avendell.... I canget a level 1 barbarian to avendell without dieing. I can also level to 2 without dieing. Their uber-AB/HP make them ideal for soloing at early levels, and add some buffs and they are perfect tanks through the rest of the game.

Charles I · Post by **Charles I** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:27 am

Hmmm, I think the original request was for suggestions on a Melee build. Try Fighter/Cleric/Rogue or Cleric/Weapon Master/Rogue. For a first time character on a Mod, Monks and Clerics are good. Monks are not item dependant and Clerics can heal and buff.